The Suns added Kevin Durant. After they fell short in the playoffs, they then traded Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton to land Jusuf Nurkic and Bradley Beal. Evidently, the moves haven't panned out. In the three seasons Durant has been in The Valley,

This is not how the Phoenix Suns envisioned things would go for them when they pulled off a blockbuster trade for Kevin Durant in 2023. In Durant’s second full season in the Valley, the Suns are on the outside looking in on the play-in tournament picture,

It feels like the last stretch of games for Kevin Durant in a Phoenix Suns uniform is approaching. All was apparently fine approaching the trade deadline before Phoenix's intentions of sending Durant to the Golden State Warriors in a blockbuster trade were revealed.